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A review by julitaf
The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I'm finally free from my self-inflicted prison wherein I force myself to re-read this series... It would take like an hour to list everything wrong with this series, but I think I listed most of them in my reviews for the first two books in this series. The biggest crime this particular book commits, besides everything else, is the last quarter of the book where it makes a case that step-sibling pseudo-incest is actually no different from being gay. Hey! So, actually, that's not true! :D The chapters where Avery and her brother are all "Nooooo, you don't understand, love isn't a choice, our love is infallible, etc etc" are SOOOO hard to get through. Also the line where Avery says she is being called slurs... Girl you are kissing your brother I am sure that whatever you are hearing is incomparable to what gets yelled at gay people on the street.
In conclusion to the series, the rapist is still dating her rape victim (they're in love now?), the girl who was a maid who started dating her employer (who BTW kissed her non-consensually while she was ON THE CLOCK working FOR HIM) decides that said (ex)employer is actually inconsiderate and a piece of trash, but then forgives him within one chapter, ummmm... two people get away with murder.... Also the only two gay people in the book are still dead..... Hrmmm.... The people of color are still depicted as evil and conniving while the perfect white girl who was created using eugenics is still depicted as perfect with her "Woe is me, won't the world accept my forbidden love with my brother?!" attitude..... Yeah, it's pretty bleak. The ONLY props I can give are that the tech elements of the book are very intriguing and well done. The drama and characterization, though? Hot ass mess.
In conclusion to the series, the rapist is still dating her rape victim (they're in love now?), the girl who was a maid who started dating her employer (who BTW kissed her non-consensually while she was ON THE CLOCK working FOR HIM) decides that said (ex)employer is actually inconsiderate and a piece of trash, but then forgives him within one chapter, ummmm... two people get away with murder.... Also the only two gay people in the book are still dead..... Hrmmm.... The people of color are still depicted as evil and conniving while the perfect white girl who was created using eugenics is still depicted as perfect with her "Woe is me, won't the world accept my forbidden love with my brother?!" attitude..... Yeah, it's pretty bleak. The ONLY props I can give are that the tech elements of the book are very intriguing and well done. The drama and characterization, though? Hot ass mess.